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Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

Speed is hard to average. The 80 and
-. miles an hour train j. generally IA
myth An average of IS 80 per hour l.
the fastest time i'll the nited STATES. Thi,
is mad. on the PENNSYLVANIA Limited in
its run from Jersey CITY To Philadelphia
30 miles in less than two hours The
Flying Duichman' tram is supposed to
make the fastest time in the world be
tween London and Bristol, lis IA miles
in less than two hours The average
though, III even this fast train is only
80 Is miles per hour. There are several
other trains noted for remarkably fast
time on short distances. Sometimes a
straight and even grade for a distance of
~ miles will permit train 10 run At the
rate of more than n mile a minute. One
train on the Canadian Pacific road, from
Cotaneau TO Ottawa. averages 30 miles All
hour for distance of - miles On the
Central road the late Mr. Vanderbilt
Travelled at the rate of 80 miles an hour
An average of 36 ! , miles an hour is con
sidered fast travelling. Many of the
limited, lightning expresses do not 20 al Il
faster rate The value of railroads in the
United States exceeds $4,000, O00, 600
New York Mail and Express Interview.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
At THE SODA FOUNTAIN
How Constitution Bracsrs," "Phosphst-
ers," etc. Are Eianed Out.

srs," etc, Are Fined Out.
A sad eyed youth mechanically manipu-
lated the faucets Of . soda fountain on
Broadway the other day and fizzed out
for q reporter y mixed drink POLITICALLY
called phosphate. 1t had a mixed taste
and a lingering farewell to it. that caused
the scribe to pause and listen to the youth
"Ies," he said, leaning against the
counter and making himself comfortable,
1.-The business is growing complex No
mere chuckled headed chump can squirt
soda water now There are SO many
fancy drinks, mixtures, nerve ticklers, ,
stomach hracers and throat coolers, >
YOU can't expect AN inexperienced boy TO
come behind the counter and serve Gus
TONERS without AL apprenticeship He
would be ratified if customer should
come in hurTiedly and ask for 'phos-
phated mixed nerver' Where would he
bes Then there is the plain phosphate
and the deep rock slack, all easy drinks
To Concoct wheE you understand the
wrinkle
Look at all these faucet valves on the
face of this fountain They not only let
out all the mineral waters known. but
the various sweet extracts of fruit the
ladies are SO fond of. bat the fountain is
too small to contain the other ingredients
for fancy and substantial drinks. We
keep a shelf under the counter with bot
ties ready for Use and u heater to furnish
warm drinks. Some years ago Nichy,
kissingen, sarsaparilla and drinks of that
kind were ali the 20, but now new tangled
mixtures divide the honors. Men drink
NiChy more than women. The latter do
not care much for the mineral waters and
and soda. Women occasionally try a
bouillon -snfter, but they are few and far
between. Some fellow who amt much on
science, | think, has started the report
that NiChy is devitalizing 1t has had an
effect on its sale.
Men who patronize soda fountains
regularly don't like straight drinks. They
ask for a little lime juice, phosphate or
ginger to kind of tone up the taste of the
liquor. Ii appears TO me they look hap
pier when they hear the squirt, squirt,
squirt. from the bottle into their drinks.
So you see no gawky, everyday man can
step in and do what il takes US years to
learn. | am going to try and get my boss
Ia start n fountain higher uptown where
nothing but 'n.rvers' are sold. What are
'nervers,' Why. | mean nerve drinks.
constitution bracers and 'phosphaters ;
Hundreds of men every day say to me
aside: Say. gimme suthing To bruce me
up kinder That's the business | want
to do. the brace up business New
York Mail and Express.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

They are telling in Boston Of two OF
three Japanese students of rank who la We
been in the habit of dining each Sunday
at the residence Of one of the solid ci;i
Zens of the Hub. On a recent Sunday
one WAS absent, and when the host asked
why, one of the guests said solemnly,
"Oh, he cannot come. He very, very dis
sipatedr' The host thought it best not to
make any further inquiry at the time, but
after the meal Sentured to ask the same
young man in private. You say Mr.. MIN
Shi is not we'll" No; he not well-hs
very disspsted." He hasn't been drink
ing'' oh, no, no. He no drunk. "
Not gambling No, no! He no
gamble May l ask what he has been
doing, them oh, he very dissipated.
He eat sponge cake alice time-he all
broke up now. New York Sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
The Scvt Naval War.

Rear Admiral simpson, from New York,
sat comfortably in an easy chair in the
drawing room of the Hotel BalzaC and
Chatted for half an hour or so about a va
riety Of naval matters.
Yes" he said in reply to nv inquiry,
s.you are right The next naval war Will
solve some puzzlng questions. As TO re
sisting the attack of II torpedo boat, Of
course no ships of war can do ii if the
blow comes from beneath. for the armOr
plates never cover the bottom. but the
question is, can the torpedo boats get
underneath TO explode their charges You
see with the modern arrangements of
flashing electric lights and double chain
nets AT the sides ii is next to impossible
for them To approach u man-of war with
out being detected; and if once detected,
shot or two from the ships battery Of
Hotchkiss guns would put an end To tn,
thing at once "
| suggested that the torpedo boats
might go under these nets and come up
from below. In general, you may say"
he replied that the experiments in that
line have met with very little success
but, of course. if such system can he
perfected, why and the admiral
better all agree 10 remain on shore. How
ever that may be, | think that the torpe-
does will have their greatest application
in the harbor and coast defenseS. There
We shall see some lively times, the defend
ers ready 10 touch an electric button and
blow into pieces the first ship to cross the
spot where the dynamite lies resdy, and
the enemy scheming, on the other hand,
and mostly at night, to destroy the tor
pedoes or to cut the wires. IL will be like
the old game of mining and countermn-
ing
In regard TO our own naval strength
the admiral said: We are. you know.
supposed 10 he ahsurdly weak in our navy;
but at least We have this advantage over
any other country, that we can profit now
by "A long series of bluRders and improve
mentS made by them while We have been
doing nothing. Our new ships will rep
resent ali that the engineers of Europe
have found TO be best Paris Cor. New
York sun.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

"Have hot or cold weather cigar
asked the dealer Being curious | asked
him to explain, whereupon he said:
Probably YOU don't know that some
men change the brand Of the cigars which
they smoke all winter for different one
as the spring or summer advances. No
Well, I'm glad I've told newspaper man
something new. | could mention dozen
well known Brooklynites who smoke mild
cigars in hot weather and strong ones in
cold. Some men think that a strong
weed has a deblitating effect In the dog
days, and | guess they're about right.
Cigarettes are more popular In summer
than in winter. Even a dude doesn't
care 10 smoke cigarette when the ther-
mometer Is at zero. The paper sticks 10
ones mouth, and taken altogether the
sensation is dlsagreeabie Smokers, and
more especially Brooklyn smokers, are
fastidious. They want their cigars just
so, and unless dealer is particular he
stands a good chance of losing much Gus
tom. Most Of my trade is done by the
box. although | do quite transient bust
Ness. ."-Brooklyn Eagle.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
Against Dialect Literature.

We are not a nation Of dialect yawpers.
As q people we do not believe that Ameri-
can humor borrows any excellence "
any real accelerati0n of current from bad
spelling or hideous pronunciation, and
vet our magazines and newspapers are
too often guilty of presenting our litera-
ture rs coarse joke, told by ourselves at
the expense of our own dignity. do not
say that what we are pleased to call dia-
lect literature ought to disappear, but l
do say that its supremacy in our pub
lished writings is the exponent Of a total
lack of patriotism in our literary life, for,
il we were sincerely American in our lit
erary work, we should delight in nobler
strain Of art when attempting to repre-
sent American life and American aspirs
! tons Maurice Thompson
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

The Shakers believe that nearly all dis
eases can be prevented By maintaining per
feet digestion. They never employ doctors
becanst. rs soon aS the digestion becomes
impaired they take few doses of the
Shaker Extract of Roots (Segel'S Syrup
and health is the result, for II is a marvel
Gus remedy for dyspepsia. Mrs. llettie
Hauck writes from Mormon Grove, Gray
son county. Texas. August >. 1854: 81 am
fifty years old this month, and must say
your medicine has proved wonderful
medicine t0 me. When | first received it
could not sleep nights. and had a tiut-
terng in the pit of my stomach. could
not bear my hand or the weight of my
clothes on il. had tbrOhbing and rear
ing in my head. was afraid ii it contin-
ued | should lose my mind. oftentimes
thought was too far gone to try anything,
but your medicine has proved a blessing to
me. The pain and miserable feeling in my
head has gone. My head is clear and |
sleep soundIy every night can recon-
mend it with pleasure. Who would not?
You may use this letter If you like. Ii NAV
fail into some hands atnicted as | was, and
am sure they can find relief in your medi-
cine -
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
How Modern Hymns Are Written.

Know that man. It's William ii.
DOane and he makes $50 600 a year writ
ing hymns or rather that's the royalty he
gets. He is engaged with Fay * Co,
but in his leisure moments he hunts
around and finds u touching bit Of poetry
and he words it into hymn. Oh, it's a
paying business; beats any kind of writ
ing | ever heard of. but it's not every
body that can catch on to that sort of I,
style. It's harder than writing variety
songs or even Ledger stories or detective
yarns Of blood aid thunder romances.
You see, a man must have some of the
divine affiatus mixed with good deal OF
piety in order To he a success as an hym-
nOlOgist t-Cincinnati Enquirer
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
The Plug Hat Boycotted.

The San Francisco Examiner calls upon
all adult male citizens to boycott the ping
hat and To indulge ill the use of hair oil.
"Much, it says, ''as We sometimes laugh
in our sleeves at the vanity of using hair
oil, Yet the experience of the African Nu-
bians, who consume all the grease they
can get on their woolly heads, would seem
tO favor the practice i'll preference To
wateg, which most generally contains
more or less matter that is injurious 10
the hair There is no badness among the
Nubians, Whose hair is CREASED stif all
the time, beside living in the scorchln.s
slln -
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
Mexican War Veteran.

The wonderful efficacy Of S~ift's Specific .
eases. has never had a conspicuous illustration
than this affords The candid, unsolicited and
emphatic testimony given by the venerable gentle
mast be accepted convincing and conclusive
The writer Is promine citizen Of Mississippi The
gentleman hom M. Martin refers. and to whom
he is indebted for the advice to which he owes hi
1nai relief from years of suffering. is M King for
many years the popular nIat clerk Of the Lasreaos
house, st jackson.
JACKSON, Miss. April .. lssS.
ma SWIFT SPECIFIC CosFAss. Atlanta, Ga:
Ge,.ties.cr-I have been invalid pensioner for
torty years having contracted pulmonary and other
In the Mexican War. but not TIL the LIST Of
March, Issj. did feel any symptoms Of rheumattsm-
IN that day WAS suddenly stricken with that dist
ease In both hips and ankles For twenty days I
walked crutches- Then the pain less Violent.
out 1t shifted from joint to joint For weeks would
totally Disabled either one side OF my body or
he other The pain never ieft me MOI monsn. MT for
isss when i Tas frst attacSed 10 or,obsr i. isss,
~ hen Was cured During these eleven yea.. Of In
.efee suffering ! tried innamerAs'e presc1ptions
sested BY friends, hut II ever received the lesst
.ernally, am not aware of IL. Finally, about the
1rst Of September made arrangem.n nis 70 eo TO the
fiot Springs OF Arkansas having dcspaire of every
,Gher remedy, when accidentally met old se.
auaintance, Mr. King, now of the Lawrence House
T this city He had once been q great sufferer from
-beumatism. and. as supEosef bad been cured
~ . visit TO Hot Springs But v hen met him be
lid that his visit the Hot Springs IN vain
he found relief On his return from Hot Spring.
heard for the nrst time, Of the s. 5. s. . remedy
'or rheumatism He tried IL and klL boeSles made Q
nmpiete Several years have pAa1ed since. bui
ae has had no return Of the disease.
Immediately returned try II. In September
look bottles, and by the frst Of October Wa
.eil-as far Is the rheumatism was Concerned All
pain had disappeared. and sAvE Sof Sx1f a rwIssn
IT SINCE
have no interest In making this statement other
than hope that may direct some other sufferer
source Of relief, and II II hAs thus result
an well Arded for my trouble. ] an very re
,pectfuiiy and truly your friend
For sale b. all druggists. Treatise on Blood and
Skin Diseases mailed free.
Tkk SWIFT SPECIFIC Co,
Drawer j. Atlanta. Ga
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
You Carrv

A whole medicine chest in your pocket,
with one box Of Ayers Pills. As they
operate directly on the stomach and
bowels, they indirectly affect every
other organ Of the body. When the
stomach is ont of order. the head 10
affected, digestion fails. the blood be-
comes Impoverished, and you fall an
easy victim 10 any prevalent disease.
puts the whole truth in nutshell. when
she SAYS: ~ use NO other medicine
than Ayers Pills. They are all that
any one needs. and just splendid ~ save
money in doctors bills"
Here is an instance of
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
Where Alexander Hamilton Reateil

along the western shore Of the Hudson to
the spot where the duel between Hamil-
ton and Burr WAS fought This spot is
now covered with railroad tracks, and
although a monument was once erected
there, it is no longer To be found But
the large, red stone against which Hamil-
ton rested while his wound was being
examined is preserved on the King estate,
On the bluffs overlooking the river, and
marks the entrance to sort Of observ-
atory called The Fort" as IL in rivalry
with ''The Castle Of the Stevens family,
q mile or two away.-New York World.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
HanSoms with rubber ties are used in
London, they are easy and nOiseless.
A Mistaken Idea.

There is an idea abroad in the minds Of
altogether too many that it is mean or
close or stingy for one man to drink any
thing when friends are within call without
asking them all to join him. This absurd
sentiment has its corollary in the breast Of
the friends thus treated who assume that
they will each and all be considered mean
unress they at once reciprocate the treat
by treating the original treater TO another
drink. The vulgar, commercial, quid pro
uno element which is thus forced into the
thing known as social drinking is in itself
much more deserving Of the epithet mean
than the thing which it is supposed to
avoid. Nevertheless, it is q custom, and
Is yielded TO by thousands Of men, young
and old, who know better but are afraid
Of being misunderstood and criticised if
they ignor. it.-Sew Haven Palladium.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

Salt brine is used in Sheffield, England,
for hardening steel, says All exchange.
The mixture improves with age and use,
and 10 such an extent that its Value is
largely increased. in some cases these
tanks are fifty years old. and have a value
in proportion to their age. II appears
that the constant dipping Of the hot metal
into the same solution alters in some way
its character Boston Budget
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

The wonderful One-hOrse shay, which
ran q hundred years to day, is only equaled
in modern times by the celebrated Holman
Adjustable Baby Carriage, which is so per
fect in oil its parts that with ordinary care
will last through several generations. Sold
direct to the people by the manufacturers,
Send to the Holman Adjustable Carriage
Co.. 215 Wabash avenue, Chicago, for theil
finely illustrated catalogue
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

THERE'S no one article in the line OF med.
icines that gives 50 large u return for the
money as good porous strengthening plas-
ter, such as Carter's Smart Weed and Bella.
| onna Blackjack Piasters. AR
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

FIrs-Ali fits stopped free by DIR. Kline's
Great Nerve RestOrer. No tits after first
DAVIS use. Marvellous cures. Treatise and
81 trial bottle free to lit cases. Send to
DIR. Kline. 93I Arch street, Philadelphia,
PennsS " snis.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
RAILROAD TINE CARD.

Pittsburg. Cincinnati and 81. Louis Rail.
way COmpany-Pan Handle Route.
Under schedule in effect January 80.
standard time for Xenia, Cincinnati and
Columbus, .7:l5 a. III. for Dayton t7:l5 a. N.
fOrc Nenia and Indianapolis tlO:2O a. III.
for Xenia, Cincinnati. Columbus, Indian
spolis and Chicago, s3::225 p. m.; for Xenia,
Dayton and Cincinnati, t5:lU y. III.
'itsins arrive IN Springfield at t1:l5 and
%l0:20 a. H.. t5:00 p. m. and s6:40 p. M.
'Daiiy. tDaily, except Sunday.
SAM. DoDDs, Ticket Agent
Cleveland. Columbus, Cincinnati aAc
lnoiana polls RAILWAY.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

Regrettably enough, the practical es-
arrangement between the queen and the
Princess of Wales is deepening During the
past few months they have seen less Of
each other than ever. Her royal highness
never disregards her majesty's positive
commands when there is family gather
ing i'll some vault or other for pocket
handkerchief drill, but She avoids meet
ing the queen unnecessarily, and her
majesty certainly never makes pleasant,
motherly call at Marlborough house
Were there no Princess Of Wales il is pos
sible that in her old age the queen might
abdicate in favor Of her eldest son, but
her majesty will assuredly never consent
to play queen dowager to the princess
queen. London Letter.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
A Physician

who lost his medicine chest. but. having
at hand a bottle OF Ayers Pills, found
himself fully equipped.-J. Arrison,
NJ. d, Of San Jose, Cal, writes:
Some three years ago, by the merest
accident, 1 Was forced. 30 10 speak.
Ia prescribe Ayers Cathartic Pills for
several sick men among party Of engi-
neers in the Sierra Nevada mountains,
my medicine chest having been lost in
crossing q mountain torrent. / was
surprised and delighted at the action Of
the Pills, SO much So, indeed, that Vas
led 10 a further trial of them. as well as
of YOUR Cherry Pectoral and Sarsaps-
rilla- l have nothing but praise to offer
in their favor"
John W. Brown, NJ. D., OF Ocesns,
W. Va, writes: :. prescribe Ayers Pills
in my practice, and find them excellent.
I urge their general use in families
I. E. Hastings, NJ. D., of Baltimore.
Md, writes: a That Ayers Pills do con-
troll and cure the complaints for which
they are designed. is as conclusively
proven To me as anything possibly can be.
They are the best cathartic and aperi-
snt within the reach Of the profession.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

Boys have period OF mischief as much
as they have measles or chicken pox.
Henry Ward Beecher.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

EIS'S CREAM BALM was recommended
tn me by my druggist a. IA preventive to hay
fever. Have been using 1t ~ directed since
| the 9th of August and have found il spe-
ciic for that much dreaded and loathsome
disease For ten years or more | have been
Il great sufferer each year. from August 9TH
till frost. and have tried many alleged REM
tditS for its cure. but Eiy'S Cream Balm is
the only preventive have ever found. Hay
fbver sufferers ought 10 know of its rffl-
cacy F. b. Ainsworth. publisher. In
iianapolIS Ind
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

lM \ and reliable Medicines are the best
WV to depend upon. Ackers Blood Eli
ixir has been prescribed for years for all i'm
purities of the Blood Inevery form Of ScrOf-
ulous, Syphilitic or Mercurial diseases. it is
invaluable. For Rheumatism. has no equal.
Frank Il. COblentz, corner Market and
High streets.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

Commencing July oath and continuing
each Sunday thereafter until September
lIth the |. B. n W. will sell excursion tick
cts to Sandusky, Putin Bay. Lake Side,
and Cedar Point Branch at very low rate
for the round trip. Tickets will be good
returning on train leaving Sandusky Sun
day evening OF on regular trains Monday.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

Wallace Phillips, the boy who WAS shot in
the head BY the cowboys of Sells's circus
during their recent performance at Clinton.
In Ci<sd Monday.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

The oil producers of northwestern
Ohio are called to meet at Findlay August
2. to discuss measures for relief from the
exactions of the Standard Oil company.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

Charles Bessinger, a farmer living near
Toledo, o., was shot through the heart by
Mrs. Ellen Lamb. widow. while he WAS
trying 10 force AN entrance into her house,
at 3 O'Clock in the morning.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
What Vanderbilt HKd Under His Arm

At the time when the French papers
We're full of the stories Of the late Mr.
Vanderbilt's purchases of Meissoniers and
the rest, the Crpsus was encountered one
early morning in Paris with q bundle un
der his arm.
How is thiss" asked his friend
Abroad SO early! All seel You have
been 10 secure trouvaille, some object Of
art, another marvel for your collection. -
We'll, no." replied William IL; 81
bought pair Of shoes yesterday which
hurt me, and am taking them to tn.
shoemaker to have them put in order. -
Chicago Herald.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

on Sunday morning physicians at the
Cincinnati hospital removed spoon from
the stomach of patient by surgical OPP
| Grafton.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27

A set Of teeth from IS up. Row land.
dentist 5 s. Market street. over l.eniv's.
Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-07-27
Hood S SarsaparMa

Combines, in manner peculiar to itself, the
best blocd-purifying and strengthening reme-
dies Of the vegetable kingdom. You vii md
this wonderful remedy effective where other
medicines have failed. Try il now. II VIII
purify YOUR blood. regulate the digestion.
and give new life and rigor 10 the entire body.
Hoods Sarsaparilla did me great good.
I was tired out from oyerwork, and IT toned
me up" MRS. q. Z. SIMMONS, Cohoes, \. y
Il suffered three years from blood poison.
l took Hoods Sarsaparilla and think l am
cured" Mrs. NJ. J. DAVIS, BrockpOrt, n. Y.